The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22

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port recommending for rejection tn,
bill to regulate telephone charges.
Messrs. Sparks and Greene submit
ted their protest against the passage O
Mr.. Thompson's usury bill. ..
NKw BILLS.
Relating to the issuance OF bonds
and to amend an act for that purpose
To establish and msintain a uniform
system OF public schools.
AuthoriE ng Murfreesboro to issue
bonds for warer work purposes and tt
purchase Ire engine.
Fixing the compensation of the
Comptroller.
To amend tha school laws.
To relieve druggists of all tax &C
cruing against them as liquor dealers
To regulate the sale of alcoholic anC
vinous liquors by druggists.
To ameI d an sct passed 1875, pro
viding for inspectors for Illuminating
oil.
To amend an act defining and pun
ishing the crime of teaching the Nor
mon doctrine.
To amend aa act to establish taxing
districts and to provide for furnishing
water to the inhs bi'snts of the same
This is the Memphis water bill and
was introduced by Lynn. -
SENATE RES 1LUTIoNs.
BY Mr.. Brown: Instructing Tennes.
see Representatives in Congress to Sc.
cure the passage of law extending
the benefit OF the Mexican veteran
pension law to all soldiers of that wal
under the age OF 62. Lies over.
SENATE BILLS, THIRD READING.
To prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors nearer than four miles t.
churches or institutions OF learning
The bill does not apply to incorpo.
rated towns.
The committee recommends the
striking out of churches.
Mr.. Ledbetter moved to strike out
institutions of learning" and insert
"schoolhouses."
The amendment of the committee
was adopted.
Mr.. Sanford moved to strike out
"institutions of Learning" and insert
"schoolhouses, public or private"
whether school was kept or not.
Mr.. Tolley thought the temperance
people were satisfied with the four
mile law, but it seemed they we're dis.
satisfied with their work and not ally
wanted universal prohibition, but de-.
sired to amend the four mile law by
striking out chartered institutions Of
learning, the only institutions the
State could take cogniz ance OF, and
extend it's provisions to all school
houses, public or private.
At this juno urs the brass band of
the school for the blind was announced
and the Senate took a recess of ten
minutes while the band played" Dixie" !"
"Yankee Doodle" and ''Home, Sweet
Home"
Senator Qlarles introduced a reso-
luton, which was adopted under a
suspension OF the rules, thanking the
members of the band and pledging the
school the support of the Senate.
The Senate resumed consideration
of the four mile school house bill.
Mr.. Sparks and MIR. Greene spoke in
favor of Mr.. Ssnford's amendment.
Mr.. Sparks sad he particularly de-
sired to protect the children, white
and black, who attended the little
crossroad schools,
Mr.. Cecil said it only cost So to
charter school.
The amendment of Mr.. Sanford was
adopted.
Mr.. Leech moved to strike out "four
miles" and instrt two miles,"
Mr.. Mcdowell objected to this
amendment. Mr.. Leech said the OBJ
ject of the bill was not to encourage
school learning, but TO exterminste
whisky. 1t would compel the jug
system to become popular all over the
State. ~!
Mr.. Jsrvis said he was surprised to
ind both the temperance people and
whisky people in favor .of this bill.
If ever there was a humbug more
gigantic than another it is the four
mile law. He thought the
bill wrong, but as both sides
seemed to be for it he would
have to vote for it. Bsfore the four
mile law Tennessee was healthy
State, but now it is one of the most
sickly States in the Union. Even
temperance people get sick frequently
and send to Nashville for Jugs cf
whisky. Everybody was getting sick.
The four mile law was failure in his
section as far as his knowledge ex-
tended.
Mr.. Ledbetter said the four mile
law had worked admirably in his Sec
ton. Before there was such law
three or four men were killed every
Christmas in his section. 1t had been
a long time since q man was killed
there-not since the people had rid
the country Of the saloons.
Mr.. Lewis thought the State would
send q missionary to Mr.. Jarvis's
county, If what Mr.. Jarvis had said
was true.
Mr.. Lewis said that before the pass
age of the four mile law there was q
saloon at every CROSS road now, in
stead, there were schoolhouses and
Sunday schools.
He hoped Mr.. Lsech's amendment
would be withdrawn. II he thought
Glo Dill WOulQ uOG Lhko LempJhtlOu Oul
of the way of boys and young men he
would be prepared to vote against it,
but he wanted this temptation re-
moved and the masses Of the country
improved, and was therefore for the
bill.
In reply to Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Jarvis
said if the gentleman would examine
the Comptroller's report he would see
that more money was spent per capita
in Henry county for criminal prosecu'
tions than was spent by White county.
Mr.. Lsech's amendment failed.
Messls. Cecil, Fairbanks, Tolley and
Leech voted for the amendment.
The bill as amended was passed on
it's fiusl reading b the following vote:
Yeas-Bfown, Garden, C0bbs, French,
Greene, Jarvis, Ledbetter, Lewis,
Long, Nancy, Mcdowell, Quarles,
Sanford, Simerly, Sparks, Thompson,
Tovnes, Williamson, Mr.. Speaker
EWing-l9, Nays-Cecii, Cole, Fair